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Locations

(California: Petaluma, 100 miles)

Duties of Current Occupation

I currently work for a couple different dressage trainers, riding horses from barely broke to PSG dressage. I event my own horse and work with a few other young horses that are going in the direction of becoming eventers.

Equine Work Experience

Retrained many OTTB's

Have started numberous horses

Was a working student for Matt Brown

Was a working student for David Adamo

Groomed and riden for Brian Hafner Dressage

Assistant trainer for Kristen Aggers Dressage

Have taught many students from walk/trot lessons to people who are competeing in Training level events

Teach lessons at Sun Valley Equestrian

Specialities

I specialize in young horses, and OTTB's. I have brought numberous horses from learning how to be riden and jump to competeing sucessfully in eventing up to training level. I have also worked with many hot or difficult horses. I currently own a 4 year old OTTB mare who I restarted in Jan and she has successfully completed many Novice events in her first year of eventing. Our last event was Galway Downs were she placed 4th in a large division of 21 horses.

Type of Ride Work

Dressage schooled up to PSG

Jumpers schooled up to 1.3m

Eventing schooled up to Prelim

Starting young horses

Retraining OTTB's

Competition Details

Jumpers up to 1.15m including a reserve champion win at Thermal HITS in the 1.1m

Evented many horses up to training level, included a few T3D's and a few prelim's.

Dressage shown up to first level on some event horses.

Key Skills

Riding

Driving license

Drive Horsebox

First-Aid

Equine First-Aid

Handling Youngstock

Schooling

Lunging

Bandaging

Plaiting

Clipping

Teaching

Trim/Pull

Exercising

Starting/Breaking

Competing

Natural Horsemanship

People Skills

Long Reining

Areas of Expertise

Dressage

Eventing

Riding School

Showing

Show Jumping

Working with children

Flatwork

Hacking

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